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As Greater Manchester prepares to elect its first new metro mayor since 2017, the contest has been overshadowed by national stories, raising questions about the unfinished nature of England's devolution journey.
A nine-year-old boy from Prestwich reminds us of the power of individual initiative and civic virtue in a polarised world.
A fatal ICE shooting in Maine has upended Susan Collins’s Senate race, exposing her delicate balancing act between Trump and her state’s progressive leanings.
The passing of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa prompted global mourning and an Iranian missile attack on Qatar. The UAE condemned the strike, defending Gulf security.
A young man who paid thousands of pounds to a financial dominatrix, then stalked her and threatened her with sexual violence, has been handed a suspended sentence in Liverpool. The case of Adam Atherton raises troubling questions about how digital platforms enable predatory behaviour.
Argentina’s Vice President Victoria Villaruel has inflamed diplomatic tensions by branding England ‘usurping pirates’ ahead of the World Cup semi-final, reigniting the Falklands dispute. This analysis explores the historical context, the risks of politicising sport, and the path forward for UK-Argentina relations.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood vows to change the law to deport convicted grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed, but faces legal and diplomatic hurdles that expose the limits of liberal sovereignty.
When 50 Cent wrote to a judge to request bail for a convicted cocaine trafficker, he exposed a troubling intersection of celebrity influence and criminal justice that should give any liberal pause.
Far right YouTuber Craig Houston was stopped by counter terrorism police at Edinburgh Airport under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act. His devices were seized amid an investigation into potential links with terrorist groups.
Prince Harry’s Invictus Games event in London was overshadowed by a legal defeat, revealing a prince struggling to balance personal setbacks with public duty.
As a 40-day parliamentary deadline expires this week, new guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) threatens to impose what critics describe as 'enforced segregation' on transgender people in the United Kingdom.
An innocent man was shot in the legs with a shotgun outside his home in Liverpool while on his way to the chip shop. Daniel Lawless was captured on CCTV showing the weapon off to his friends before firing at his victim in a case of mistaken identity.
The sentencing of Chris Williams at Swansea Crown Court for online child exploitation highlights critical failures in digital privacy and platform safeguarding.
The DWP has confirmed the State Pension age rise to 67 begins this July. Thomas Reynolds analyses the Pensions Act 2014 impact on Pension Credit claimants.
The US decision to ban Polestar while sparing Volvo exposes the arbitrary nature of protectionist policies masquerading as national security in the EV market.
France's Jacobin centralism stifles territories like Corsica and overseas regions. Granting autonomy empowers local economies and strengthens national unity.
Youth violence campaigner Jacob Dunne has condemned Nigel Farage's call for 'pure cold rage,' warning that populist rhetoric obscures the genuine drivers of public disorder. Following recent violent unrest, Dunne argues that young men are being drawn into extremism not by political fervour, but by a profound search for belonging.
Displaced by conflict and failed by aid, women in Gaza are using scientific ingenuity and sheer resilience to forge a survival economy, preventing total social collapse.
Beyond the tabloid spectacle of Katie Price's lip surgery lies a serious indictment of the UAE's draconian debt imprisonment laws and the erosion of civil liberties.
Labour's Makerfield by-election creates a peculiar dilemma: a Labour victory could destabilise Starmer. Thomas Reynolds analyses the stakes for British governance.